Sex and Violence
#SVYALit Project: Bone Gap and Survivor Stories, a guest post by author Laura Ruby
One of the best books I have read in 2015 is the upcoming Bone Gap by Laura Ruby. It is a stunning and haunting look at a world where you can easily fall between the gaps. If hard pressed to come up with a if you like, I would say that this is reminiscent of […]
The Distance Between Lost and Found, part 2: Sex, Power, Politics and The Church
It’s interesting how two people can read the same book and have two different experiences with it. When Ally Watkins and I began talking about The Distance Between Lost and Found it became evident that different parts, different themes, stood out to each of us. So whereas Ally talked a lot about the the faith […]
On the BBC’s Sherlock: A Study in Character, a guest post by author Carrie Mesrobian
Sherlock holds a sweet spot in my heart and not just I’m flooded with animated GIFs on my Tumblr feed of Sherlock and John kissing (I AM JOHN-LOCKED, etc.). And not just because it’s a brilliantly written and acted show. I love Sherlock because my daughter Matilda, age 10, also loves it. So it’s one […]
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Sex and Violence: An Unlikely Coming to Be (guest post by author Carrie Mesrobian)
I didn’t set out to write a book about a sex-focused boy who gets nearly killed in a vicious assault. I didn’t set out to write about a boy at all. This book started with me being annoyed. Annoyed at the female heroines in lots of YA books. I was tired of the YA girl […]
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